solid sheet of aluminum for a tonneau cover
 

Has anyone seen or have tried making their tonneau cover out of solid sheet of aluminum? of course braced from underneath. In all my searches i haven't found the cover that i would want. I dont like the kind that covers the bed side rails. i want it flush with the inside of the bed rail seperated by just rubber insulator. Hinged and braced underneath and electric or pneumatically opened and closed. Do we have to make this or is it commercially available?

Gaylord has something close but its also 2,000

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Fuel Cell guy made one for his truck.

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The closest thing I know of is the Gem Top GT Classic. It does rest on the top of the rails to keep water out though. It has a sheetmetal skin, but still weighs less than a fiberglass cover.

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pro design hot rods designed one for
filions suburban to crewcab transformation
im sorry i dont have a picture

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i will check on the cost/availability but most material is 4' x 8/10/12' not to sure about 6' width.

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Here is a product I saw at SEMA.

http://www.truxedo.com/

They do not have one for our years...but will a 73 fit our beds?..how close are they?

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Boise
Try this : checkerpro.com
We were talking about this on another thread.
Later .............................. Doug
Oh yeah , i think some of the guys have two piece aluminum covers , i believe Big Jim is one . :)

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it's a cool idea. i could totally see making a two peice one in raw polished aluminum with roller beads at 2in intervals length wise. it would totally rock!
ondrew

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Checkmate FX.
http://checkerpro.com/customclassic.html
They make them hard and soft they say...
http://checkerpro.com/hardcovers.html